Shooting for Kollywood movie gets underway in Pahalgam

PAHALGAM — Days after the famous Bollywood duo Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhat landed in the world-famous ski resort of Gulmarg to shoot one of the songs for ‘Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani’, filmmakers of Tamil industry – Kollywood, reached south Kashmir’s Pahalgam to shoot for their upcoming action movie.

People with the knowhow of things told the news agency GNS that two famous superstars of the Tamil film industry, Vijay Chandrasekhar and Trisha Krishnan are shooting in the health resort Pahalgam for their upcoming movie “Leo” – a gangster action film directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj.

One of the crew members talking exclusively to GNS confirmed the shooting of the movie and praised the people of Kashmir, terming them hard-working, hospitable, loveable and helpful.

He said that they struggled a bit while shooting in minus 13-14 degrees, but it was people of this area who cooperated with them in making their shoot smooth and now it is working all fine for them. “Each early morning, they join us,” he said, adding they are really hard workers and are happy to work with them.

Terming Kashmir as the best location for shooting, he said that filmmakers across India should switch to this beautiful place to shoot their movies, songs and other work as this place has all the potential one needs in the industry.

In a message to filmmakers, he said, “The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with its breathtaking beauty and an incredible landscape dotted with meadows, valleys, high altitude passes, dense forests, lakes, apple orchards and snow-capped peaks provides just the picture-perfect setting for shooting a film.”